Herbicide - Ametryn

NOMENCLATURE Common name ametryn (BSI (since 1984), E-ISO, ANSI, WSSA, JMAF); IUPAC name N2-ethyl-N4-isopropyl-6-methylthio-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine Chemical Abstracts name N-ethyl-N'-(1-methylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine CAS RN [834-12-8] EEC no. 212-634-7

Chemistry

Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the leaves and roots, with translocation acropetally in the xylem, and accumulation in the apical meristems.

 Use

Pre- and post-emergence control of most annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds in pineapples, sugar cane, bananas, citrus fruit, maize, cassava, coffee, tea, sisal, cocoa, oil palms, and on non-crop land. Application rates are in the range 2-4 kg/ha, except when used as a directed spray on maize. Also used as a potato haulm desiccant.

Production formulation

Ametryn 50%SC
Ametryn 80%WP
Ametryn 80%WDG

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